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Space Mission Analysis: Dr. Andrew Ketsdever MAE 5595

The document discusses various aspects of space mission design and analysis including the advantages of space missions, different design processes, an overview of the systems engineering process, examples of specific space missions like FireSat and their objectives, functional requirements, and constraints. It also provides details on various types of spacecraft like the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Cassini, Voyager, DMSP weather satellites, defense satellites, and early satellites like Explorer 1 and their orbital parameters and missions.

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Space Mission Analysis: Dr. Andrew Ketsdever MAE 5595

The document discusses various aspects of space mission design and analysis including the advantages of space missions, different design processes, an overview of the systems engineering process, examples of specific space missions like FireSat and their objectives, functional requirements, and constraints. It also provides details on various types of spacecraft like the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Cassini, Voyager, DMSP weather satellites, defense satellites, and early satellites like Explorer 1 and their orbital parameters and missions.

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Space Mission Analysis

Dr. Andrew Ketsdever


MAE 5595
Space Mission Design
Advantages of Space
Global perspective
Clear view of the heavens
Free-fall environment
Abundant resources
Final frontier
Space Mission Design
Many different types of design processes, which do
we use?
All, or maybe none of them! All attempt to solve basic
problem of optimizing performance, cost, and time
Performance Cost

Optimum
design
space

Schedule

Just depends on what youre trying to accomplish (must


consider project goals, constraints, background of group
solving, etc)
Well standardize on SMAD process for this class
System Engineering Process
A System:
An integrated composite of people, products,
and processes that provide a capability to
satisfy a stated need or objective
Defense Acquisition University, System
Engineering Fundamentals
Systems Engineering
The System Engineering Process covers
the development, manufacturing,
verification, testing, operations, and
disposal of a system
C3
Subject

Orbit and
Operations Constellation

Space Element

Ground
Element Launch Element
Space Mission Design Process
FireSat (SMAD Example)
FireSat Objectives
FireSat Functional Requirements
FireSat Operational Requirements
FireSat Constraints
Constraint
Analysis of Alternatives
Analysis of Alternatives
FireSat Mission Summary
Space Mission Design
Form follows function
Spacecraft are designed and
built to perform specific
missions
Spacecraft share certain
traits based upon intended
purpose
So, a Spacecrafts
appearance can give us a clue
about its mission.
ISS: Subject
Low-Earth Orbit
407 km circular orbit,
51.6 deg inclination.
NASA plans six
research facilities
fluids and combustion
materials science
gravitational biology
human free-fall
adaptation.
Hubble: Subject

Low-Earth Orbit
590 km circular, 28.5 deg
inclination.
Optics: The telescope is
an f/24 Ritchey-
Chretien Cassegrainian
system with a 2.4 m
diameter primary mirror
and a 0.3 m Zerodur
secondary.
Effective focal length is
57.6m.
Cassini: Subject
Interplanetary - Capture
2 flybys of Venus, Jupiter flyby,
Saturn orbit. (VEVJ Gravity
Assist)
The Cassini spacecraft is a
scientific platform designed to
perform an in-depth study of
the Saturnian system.
Atmosphere
Magnetosphere
Rings
Several moons.
Titan's atmosphere was
investigated by the ESA built
Huygens probe
Voyager: Subject
Interplanetary Escape
Between them, Voyager 1 and 2
made numerous discoveries (Grand
Tour)
new moons about several of the
planets
Jupiters Rings
Uranus' unique magnetic field
Volcanic activity on Io
Following their final planetary
encounters, the vehicles began the
Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM),
which will measure interstellar fields,
particles, and waves to the outer
limits of the Sun's sphere of influence
Both spacecraft will eventually depart
our solar system and will travel
towards other star systems.
DMSP: Subject
Earth Polar Orbit
820-860 km, polar, sun-synchronous
DMSP 5D-2 was the military's
sixth generation of weather
satellites.
The DMSP 5D-2 satellites
operated in two-satellite
constellations to provide world-
wide meteorological,
oceanographic and solar-terrestrial
measurements on a twice-daily
basis.
The visible and infrared sensors
collected images of global cloud
distribution across a 3,000 km swath
during both daytime and night time
conditions.
DSP: Subject
Geosyncronous Earth
Orbit
DSP is the 2nd
generation DSP Ballistic
Missile Early Warning
Satellite.
Payload includes 3.6 m
Schmidt telescope with
2000 element IR sensor,
nuclear detection
sensors.
Explorer I: Subject
Low-Earth Orbit
Perigee: 347 km (215 mi).
Apogee: 1,859 km (1,155
mi). Inclination: 33.20 deg.
First US Launched Satellite
1 Feb 1958
Discovered Van Allen
radiation belts. Spacecraft
engaged in research and
exploration of the upper
atmosphere or outer
space.
GPS: Subject
Medium Earth Orbit Constellation
24 satellites in six planes
Circular 20,200 km / 12-hour orbits
GPS provides the following:
24-hour, worldwide service
Extremely accurate, three-
dimensional location information
(providing latitude, longitude, and
altitude readings)
Extremely accurate velocity
information
Precise timing services
Continuous real-time information
Accessibility to an unlimited number
of worldwide users
Communications Satellites:
Subject
LEO Constellations to
GEO Single Satellite
Architectures
Provides a variety of
services
Sopranos
Social Distortion
Phone calls to Mom
Sat to Sat Comm
Satellite Characteristics

System Milstar DSCS UFO DSP GPS IIA, IIR DMSP


Weight (lb) 10,000 2,550 3,050 5,200 2,050; 2,370 2,544
Size (ft) 52 x 108 6.8 x 6.3 x 6.4 7.5 cube w/61 32.8 L x 14 18 x 18; 33.3 x 13.4
w/38 span span diameter 5 x 6.3 x 6.3
Orbit GEO at 5 GEO GEO GEO Semi-synch Sun-synch
equatorial equatorial 10,898NM at 55
Constellation 4 5 operational, 8 Classified 24 sats in 6 2 sats in 2
Size 6 residuals planes planes
First Launch Feb 94 DSCS I: Nov 71 Sep 93 1970 II in 89 Dec 82
DSCS III: Oct 82 IIA in 90
IIR in 96
Launcher Titan IV/ Atlas IIA Atlas II Titan IV/IUS Delta II Titan II
Centaur or Shuttle
Mission Area MILSATCOM MILSATCOM MILSATCOM Space-based Navigation & Meteorology/
EHF SHF UHF & EHF Early Warning Nuclear Environmental
for mobile Detonation sensing
user Detection

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